The
implementation of regional autonomy for 12 years still leaves problems. Any of
the problems is overlapping policy and authority between the central and
regional governments. Vice President Boediono disclosed it upon inaugurating
the Celebration of the XVI Regional Autonomy Day in Jakarta on April 25. In
relations thereto, the overlapping policy must be settled soon to eliminate
gray area in the implementation of regional autonomy, said Boediono.
Surely the opinion of the vice
president is true but the most serious issue haunting the implementation of
autonomy actually resides in the executor of autonomy. It’s not wonder if the
idea to take back part of the autonomy already delegated to regions comes to
surface. In this context, legislators suggest the recruitment of civil servant
candidates (CPNS) to be centralized like the recommendation, namely rampant
violation related to recruitment of CPNS and distribution of civil servant
(PNS) in regions.
Apparently, the recommendation is
something serious. For the purpose, the ad hoc committee of the House of
Representatives (DPR) suggest the centralization in the recruitment of CPNS is
accommodated in deliberation about bill on civil state apparatuses in
deliberation about bill on civil state apparatuses (RUU ASN) so that the
recruitment of CPNS is not executed individually by regions but the central
government by an open and transparent system. The recommendation gains response
from the government in this case Vice State Minister for the Enhancement of
State Apparatuses and Bureaucratic Reforms Eko Prosodjo. The vice minister
argued that it’s difficult to apply centralization in the recruitment of CPNS
because it would contravene the existing regulation. To the best of our beliefs,
the regulation stipulates that the authorized to recruit CPNS is divided into
two kinds, wherein the central government stipulates technical regulation and
law, while the recruitment is managed by regional government under supervision
of the central government (www.seputar-indonesia.com,
22/2/2012).
We refrain ourselves from getting
trap into debate whether the recruitment is returned to a centralized system or
continues the current decentralized system with all risks potential to follow.
If we observe thoroughly, the idea to return to the centralized system is
actually not attributable to the existing rule, but lack of transparency and
honesty in the recruitment of CPNS by regional governments. Therefore, the same
issue would come as long as bureaucracy has not been managed by honesty and
transparency principles, regardless of the system, whether centralization or
decentralization.
The implementation of administration
is not only a matter of administration. Autonomy is not a matter of regulation
either. More than it, autonomy is related to executive element as operator. The
executor means executive apparatus implementing the existing rule. Regardless
of the rule, the outcome would be bad if the executive is bad. It’s a problem
we are encountering. We have witnesses that government without honesty results
in corruption and administration loosing spirit of dedication to the people.
Related to honesty, we want to assert than this nation almost looses honest characteristic
and honesty in all kinds of public service. It’s a condition in the management
of public administration. Let allow us to borrow perspective of Helen Fein, a
historical sociologist, saying that honesty actually constitutes “universe of
obligation” which must be enforced by civilized nations. As universe of
obligation, honesty and honest character must be enforced in whatever condition
and to whomever.
Therefore, decentralization/regional
autonomy is impossible to bring about the expected result if the executor is
unable to enforce honesty and transparency.
New Business, April 27, 2012
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